Landolphia spp
Common Name:Gumvines Description Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly… Read More »Landolphia spp
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Icacina oliviformis
Common Name:False yam Description The Icacinaceae are a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of… Read More »Icacina oliviformis
Artocarpus altilis
Common Name:Breadfruit Description Artocarpus camansi is a moderately fast growing, single-stemmed, evergreen tree of 10-15 m or more with a… Read More »Artocarpus altilis
Ziziphus mauritiana
Common Name:Jujube, ber Description Ziziphus mauritiana is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 m high, with… Read More »Ziziphus mauritiana
Garcinia mangostana
Common Name:Mangosteen Description The mangosteen is a small, evergreen tree, very slow-growing, erect with a pyramidal crown; attains 6-25 m… Read More »Garcinia mangostana
Lablab purpureus
Common Name: Lab lab Bean Description Lablab purpureus is a species of bean in the family Fabaceae. It is native… Read More »Lablab purpureus
Vigna subterranea
Common Name: Bambara groundnut Description Vigna subterranea (also known by its common names Bambara groundnut, Bambara-bean, Congo goober, earth pea,… Read More »Vigna subterranea
Cyphomandra betacea
Common Name: Cape tomato Description Cyphomandra betacea is a semi-woody shrub or small tree 2-3 m high, rarely 5 m.… Read More »Cyphomandra betacea
Anacardium occidentale
Common Name:Cashew Description Anacardium occidentale is a medium-sized tree, spreading, evergreen, much branched; grows to a height of 12 m.… Read More »Anacardium occidentale
Gnetum africanum
Common Name:African Gnetum Description Gnetum africanum is a dioecious forest perrenial liana up to 10 m long but sometimes longer;… Read More »Gnetum africanum